Combination chemotherapy

The invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition, a therapeutic combination product and a kit comprising a sterically hindered platinum coordination compound and a non-platinum based anti-cancer agent and a pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier or diluent; to the use thereof for the manufacture o...

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Main Authors T.C. STEPHENS, M.P. SMITH
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 09.07.2003
Edition7
Subjects
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES
SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS
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Summary:The invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition, a therapeutic combination product and a kit comprising a sterically hindered platinum coordination compound and a non-platinum based anti-cancer agent and a pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier or diluent; to the use thereof for the manufacture of a medicament for inhibiting the growth of tumour cells in a human afflicted therewith; to a method of inhibiting the growth of tumour cells in a human afflicted therewith which comprises administering to such human an effective tumour cell growth inhibiting amount of such a therapeutic combination product or of a pharmaceutical composition of the invention; in particular when the sterically hindered platinum coordination compound is (SP-4-3)-(cis)-am-minedichloro-Ä2-methylpyridineÜplatinum (II), or a pro-drug thereof, and the non-platinum based anti-cancer agent is selected from Taxol Gemcitabine, Navelbine, Doxil, 5-FU and Taxotere.
Bibliography:Application Number: CN20018009337